Software Engineer - Level 4

Description

Lockheed Martin’s products play an important role in the national security of the United States and more than 70 other countries, ensuring peace and stability around the world. Highly trained and specialized personnel and facilities are key to the company’s unrivaled success in the aeronautics industry. Our workforce of more than 25,000 has pre‑eminent expertise in advanced aircraft design and production, modification and support, stealth technology and systems integration.

This position is for a Mission Assurance Software Engineer Staff supporting the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and Integrated Fighter Group (IFG) platforms. Opportunities to support other LM Aero platforms may become available as the candidate progresses in this role. The role requires advanced technical expertise, proven ability to drive agile development activities, and deep experience in embedded and mission-critical software.

• Lead the development, maintenance, and execution of unit tests and requirements‑driven test suites for mission‑critical software components.
• Drive agile ceremonies (scrum, sprint planning, retrospectives) and coach the team on best‑practice usage of agile tools.
• Architect and implement software features in a Linux environment; own branching/merging strategies and code‑review processes.
• Design and deliver middleware components that define integration interfaces across mission systems and hardware subsystems.
• Drive the optimization of CI/CD pipelines to improve build quality and delivery speed.
• Lead embedded software development, including memory‑mapped hardware access, bare‑metal coding, and real‑time operating system (RTOS) integration.
• Direct root‑cause investigations, fault isolation, debugging, and after‑action reporting.
• Collaborate with system engineers, hardware engineers, and test teams to ensure software meets interface, performance, and security requirements.
• Author and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, test procedures, and operational guidance.

From onsite to remote, we offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security.

Candidate will also have the ability to travel to Lockheed Martin facilities, supplier sites, and customer locations. Must be a US Citizen. This position is located at a facility that requires special access. This position is in Fort Worth, TX.

• Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 8+ years of software‑development experience, including independent delivery of embedded or mission‑critical systems.
• Secret Clearance with ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) Clearance.

• Expert‑level C/C++ programming background; ability to design reusable libraries and frameworks.
• Extensive experience with GNU build tools (Make, CMake, etc.).
• Hands‑on experience with AMD/Xilinx FPGA tools (Vitis, Vivado) and integration of FPGA‑based IP.
• Extensive Linux development experience (user‑space and kernel‑level), including driver development and performance tuning.
• Advanced experience with memory‑mapped hardware, practical FPGA integration, deep knowledge of RTOS (VxWorks, FreeRTOS) and bare‑metal development, and proven ability to perform rate‑monotonic scheduling analysis.
• Extensive experience with cryptographic libraries (OpenSSL, WolfSSL, etc.) and implementation of secure‑coding best practices in mission‑critical software.
• Experience leading unit test and requirements‑driven test development.
• Advanced use of Agile tools such as Jira and Confluence (or equivalents).
• Familiarity with JSF and/or IFG Mission Systems, Combat Navigation & Identification (CNI), Electronic Warfare (EW), Weapons, and Radar sub‑systems.
• Reverse Engineering background.

This position requires a government security clearance. You must be a US Citizen for consideration. Clearance Level: Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years.